Moosickcal
29-Jun-2015, 09:17
Hello! I don't wish to clutter the forum up, but have faith in your collective knowledge. I'll start off by copying + pasting an email I've sent to Hugo, as I would enjoy your input on the matter too. This was originally a thread post but I felt it might derail and wasn't fair on the OP.
"I am interested (definitely now that I know it has a reversible back), but am wary of the fresnel screen - I often shoot wide open, and though I tend to go for between 135 and 150mm, I do want to get optimum sharpness and clarity. If the fresnel is removed from the camera or not included in the order, will the focus be shifted? I've seen a lot of discussion on the issue and though I'm not a dab hand at mathematics, I am wary of this being a problem in the future. Is the issue solved, and if not, will it be much of a problem with sharp focusing, especially when a loupe isn't to hand?
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So far, I have used Toyos, Wistas (my personal love), MPPs, and other field cameras, all of which are a joy to use, but are rented from my university. I primarily shoot a mix of landscapes and indoor self portraits - the latter usually being shot at f/8, and as such, I can see the fresnel issue being a problem bar my longer exposures.
My question is, with a budget of £1500 (give or take) for a lens, body, tripod, and a kitchen sink, would you recommend a Wista 45DX (which I will have readily available to me for the next 3 years), a Shen-Hao TZ45, or a Chamonix? Bar the fresnel issue which seems to have caused much dispute, Chamonix seems to be considered a sort of favoured child to Ebony and gets exceptional reviews from many a source... but what are your thoughts? While I am no obsessive when it comes to IQ, I certainly want to have a camera with the capacity to get a razor-sharp shot when I desire it.
thank you for your time, and I look forward to hearing from you.
Cal B
"I am interested (definitely now that I know it has a reversible back), but am wary of the fresnel screen - I often shoot wide open, and though I tend to go for between 135 and 150mm, I do want to get optimum sharpness and clarity. If the fresnel is removed from the camera or not included in the order, will the focus be shifted? I've seen a lot of discussion on the issue and though I'm not a dab hand at mathematics, I am wary of this being a problem in the future. Is the issue solved, and if not, will it be much of a problem with sharp focusing, especially when a loupe isn't to hand?
"
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So far, I have used Toyos, Wistas (my personal love), MPPs, and other field cameras, all of which are a joy to use, but are rented from my university. I primarily shoot a mix of landscapes and indoor self portraits - the latter usually being shot at f/8, and as such, I can see the fresnel issue being a problem bar my longer exposures.
My question is, with a budget of £1500 (give or take) for a lens, body, tripod, and a kitchen sink, would you recommend a Wista 45DX (which I will have readily available to me for the next 3 years), a Shen-Hao TZ45, or a Chamonix? Bar the fresnel issue which seems to have caused much dispute, Chamonix seems to be considered a sort of favoured child to Ebony and gets exceptional reviews from many a source... but what are your thoughts? While I am no obsessive when it comes to IQ, I certainly want to have a camera with the capacity to get a razor-sharp shot when I desire it.
thank you for your time, and I look forward to hearing from you.
Cal B